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New homes in West Northamptonshire

4.4% fewer homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Started, 12 months
1,480
Per 1,000 residents
3.3

Homes started in West Northamptonshire

Homes started over the previous 12 months, at each quarter.

  • West Northamptonshire
  • Ten-year average
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PeriodWest Northamptonshire
Jun 20261,480
Mar 20261,600
Dec 20251,670
Sep 20251,730
Jun 20251,840
Mar 20251,790
Dec 20241,580
Sep 20241,320
Jun 20241,050
Mar 20241,220
Dec 20231,200
Sep 20231,270
Jun 20231,560
Mar 20231,350
Dec 20221,390
Sep 20221,450
Jun 20221,410
Mar 20221,810
Dec 20211,950
Sep 20212,020
Jun 20211,950
Mar 20211,370
Dec 20201,260
Sep 20201,240
Jun 20201,210
Mar 20201,330
Dec 20191,280
Sep 20191,220
Jun 20191,290
Mar 20191,410
Dec 20181,470
Sep 20181,640
Jun 20181,650
Mar 20181,670
Dec 20171,910
Sep 20171,890
Jun 20171,900
Mar 20171,930
Dec 20161,820
Sep 20161,800
Jun 20161,770
Mar 20161,870
Dec 20151,880
Sep 20151,840
Jun 20151,870
Mar 20151,640
Dec 20141,520
Sep 20141,370
Jun 20141,250
Mar 20141,330
Dec 20131,210
Sep 20131,150
Jun 20131,100
Mar 2013910
Dec 2012910
Sep 2012860
Jun 2012730
Mar 2012680
Dec 2011620
Sep 2011660
Jun 2011700
Mar 2011680
Dec 2010670
Sep 2010630
Jun 2010520
Mar 2010510
Dec 2009490
Sep 2009470
Jun 2009480
Mar 2009570
Dec 2008830
Sep 2008890
Jun 20081,060
Mar 20081,110
Dec 20071,070
Sep 20071,180
Jun 20071,240
Mar 20071,210
Dec 20061,350
Sep 20061,550
Jun 20061,550
Mar 20061,610
Dec 20051,500

A start is the first count of a new home in the UK: no nation counts homes granted planning permission. Most starts are finished one to two years later. England's and Wales's counts come from building control, which misses some homes; Scotland counts housing association approvals as starts; Northern Ireland's begin in 2015.

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Next 12 months

Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £277,710 and £298,555 by August 2027.

Expected, August 2027
£288,132
Chance of a rise
42%

Affordability

At the average sale price, a home costs £289,726. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £1,337 a month. The UK sets no cap on the payment; no more than 15% of new mortgages may lend over 4.5 times income.

Payment, two incomes
21%
Payment, one income
42%

Buy or rent

Renting the average home costs less each month than owning it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average of all private tenancies. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.

Rent per month
£1,088
Owning per month
£1,364

Foreign buyers

Figures for United Kingdom: West Northamptonshire has no reliable figures of its own.

Buyers living abroad bought 1.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q1 2025.

Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
1.8%

Past cycles

Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 4 times since 1995. The deepest began in December 2007.

Deepest fall
−23.8%
Recovery from the low
65 months

People and new homes

In 2025 the population grew by 2,451 while 1,650 homes were finished: 1.5 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
1.5
Population change, 2025
+2,451

Empty homes

3.9% of the 179,747 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody usually living in them.

Empty, 2021 census
3.9%
Empty homes
6,930

Renovation

In 2025, 5% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.

Homes from existing buildings, 2025
5%